Circling
Compared with Authentic Relating, it is a slightly more advanced communication modality and group practice centered on returning to what is happening now between people.
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What is
Authentic Relating?
A global community and a practice that uses games, exercises and conversations to offer a playground for rewiring our deeply ingrained patterns of relating and foster deep, meaningful connections.
Authentic Relating is a movement towards a more authentic, connected and compassionate world, opposing the ever-growing isolation, polarization and fragmentation of our society.
Curiosity Game
The Curiosity Game is one of the best exercises for beginners. One participant asks only the questions they are genuinely moved to ask, the other answers from live experience, then offers feedback on what kinds of questions opened or closed them. A second round follows, shaped by that feedback, so the game trains both real curiosity and responsive listening.Read More
Mindful Presence
We usually start a Game Night or a Workshop with different kinds of meditations to ground us in the present moment and physical sensations before connecting with others. Depending on the theme and foundational competences we are building the meditation invites to explore different parts of our psychology, phenomenology and somatics. The participants are invited to develop an intimate relationship to their breath and come back to it whenever they need to find themselves again in the midst of strong emotions or thoughts.Read More
Noticing Game
The Noticing Game is a key exercise in Authentic Relating that fosters deeper connection through mindfulness and honest sharing. Two participants take turns verbalizing their present experiences—whether physical sensations, emotions, thoughts, or observations of the other person. The focus is on staying in the present moment, sharing what arises without judgment or projection. The listener simply receives without reacting or trying to fix anything. This practice encourages self-awareness, vulnerability, and empathy, creating a space for deeper trust and understanding between participants, helping them feel more seen and connected in real-time.Read More
A Map to the Relational Territory
Authentic Relating is a practice of more conscious contact with your own experience, with another person, and with what is happening between you. These five practices are not a set of rigid rules but a compass that helps you slow down, notice more, question your assumptions, and bring more truth into relationship. They are an invitation to move from concepts into the body, attention, and lived experience, and to explore how to be in relationship more authentically, safely, and courageously.
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A Game Night is a great way to experience Authentic Relating in a relaxed and fun environment and then hang out with the people you met.
We often pick a theme for the evening to make the experience more focused and varied. Example themes include: relational tension as a source of richness, transparency, conflict as an opportunity, authenticity in a workplace, etc. This is very broadly what you can expect at an Authentic Relating Games Night with us.
Total time: 2 hours
Place: bar, café, etc.
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Introductory Circle
In a circle we land together in a group, talk a little bit about the structure of the workshops and like hearing what you come with and what your hopes and expectations are.
10 min2
Movement
We then often proceed to some kind of movement exercise that grounds us in our bodies. We use it also as a way to land in the group and to find new partners for the exercises.
10 min3
Mindfulness
Throughout the practice we bring you back to your breath and into your body through different kind of meditations and mindfulness exercises.
10 min4
Dyadic Exercises
Each time you stand in front of someone we will invite you to first meet your own emotions and only then encourage you to connect with another person. Example exercises we might be doing are the Noticing Game and the Curiosity Game.
60 min5
Cool down & the Closing Circle
In-between the exercises we often ask for your reflections - they can be helpful for the rest of the group. But we also like to have slow cool down at the end with lots of space to integrate the experience together before separating.
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Authentic Relating in context
Authentic Relating is the main reference practice for the Relating Arts Institute, but our workshops also sit inside a broader field of relating arts. If you want to understand how Authentic Relating relates to Circling, Transformational Connection, NVC or Radical Honesty, start with the relating arts guide.
